St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-18
A BIG SHINDY IN TORONTO,
Continued From First Page


was in waiting. The first man to shake
him by the hand was j. A. Mulligan.
president of the local branch of the Ma,
tlonal league. Mr.. Mulligan is the law
partner of Sir John Macdonald. the "a
madam premier The crowd was made
up OF most of the representative Irish
men Ill town. and as they passed from
the cars to the carriages at the union
station where the train drew I'D. the
hrst manifestation of feeling was shown.
a roar of cheers. which SWelled higher
and higher i'll volume as Mr.. O'Brien
was recognized. greeted the Irish agi-
tator. mingled with boots of derisi0n.
winch, however. caused only a ripple
on the surface. 1t has been remarked
upon very much that this ..cOOing."
slight Kisses. have been heard now and
again, but no hOOting. The .'coos'' did
not seem to trouble Mr.. O'Brien hit,
however, and he passed into a carriage
with members of the committee. amid
niles OF policemen on foot and mounted.
under command of inspector Ward.
THE POLICE
were supplied with several rounds of
ball cartridges, and from under their
belts the polished barrels of cleaning
SlX-ShooterS peeped out in ominouS
readiness, but there has been no need
for them so far. The Rossin house is
ONLY few blocks away and as the party
drove by the crowd increased and the
enthusiasm grew greater. The spacious
rotunda of the hotel was one mass of
humanity. 10 reach his room was i'm
possible; TO register was impossible. so
MIR. O'Brien was hoiSted on the shout
derS OF strong men and carried to the
broad staircase and there amid intense
excitement was presented with the adj
dress by ID. Z. Cahill, secretary of the
local branch of the National league.
MIR. O'BRIEN
replied as follows, amid tremendous
cheers:
Mr., Mulligan and Gentlemen: I assure
you mat not Tor the first time nor the fiftieth
time since came TO Canada my heart has
been overtiowing with gratitude for the won
derful way in which our fellow countrymen
here in Canada have steered Kilbride and
myself IN dlfhculty and trial. If we were to
live a hundred years we could never forget il
Tor you, nor never forget you for the way in
which you risked the risks and danger Won
had to face i'll siding with us against that
great ana powerful man who has left hun
dreds of poor men. women and children
homeless far away i'll Ireland in Lugacurran.
Loud cheers, boots and groans.l | cannot
express my sense of the way in which our
eXcitea 1ellow countrymen have behaved in
this mission. Cheers and groans If the
London Times had its way it would be liter
ally treason to love us and death to defend
Thank God, the London Times is not going
to have its way here [groans for the Timesi
in Toronto or anywhere else very much
longer: lGLeat cheering and some boots and
Kisses. When speak of the heroism our
people have displayed in this matter. need
not say that do not refer to threats of per-
sonal violence or attacks. because | take il
for granted that on this soil of Canada no
cltlZen OF Canada is going to attempt to in
timidate us by wild threats or by
FLouRIsHING REyOLvERs
or by prandlshlng anything of that sort in
our faces. Cheers and some boots Our
countrymen i'll Canada have had much more
serious and substantial social and political
risks than that TO face in taking our part and
arraylng themselves with as against the DOW
ertul influences which are against us in
canada to-day. 1t is easy enough and cheap
enough to find summer friends but this is n
matter which tests to the core the sincerity
ana sympathy of our people in Canada in
their love of Ireland. [Cheers and applause
The old instincts of your Irish hearts burst
through every difficulty and danger to be
with us i'll our struggle in behalf of the poor
and oppressed. Loud cheers and some
hoots.l God bless you, and God prosper you
for the good will the whole Canadian people
have shown lcheerSl for the fair play they
have given me. Renewed cheers The
more this subject is argued out in reasona-
BILE way by reasonable men and by intelligent
and liberty-loving men, the more will be the
stamp of public condemnation and reproba-
ton upon Lansdowne's unjust action cloud
cheers and some hootsl, and the sooner will
the poor people of Lugacurran return once
more TO their humble homes in peace and in
triumph with blessings on your heads.
Loud and prolonged cheers mingled with
some boots and hissesl